Customs officer confiscates passenger's phone and then uses it to secretly text

By Natalie O'Brien
Updated August 2 2015 - 2:08am, first published 1:35am
The illegal use of a traveller's phone has been referred to the AFP.
The illegal use of a traveller's phone has been referred to the AFP.

A customs officer at Sydney international airport confiscated a mobile phone from a passenger during a baggage search and then secretly used it to send and receive messages without the passenger's knowledge.